2014 | Book
Japan’s Maritime Security Strategy
The Japan Coast Guard and Maritime Outlaws
Author: Lindsay Black
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Book Series : Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific
2014 | Book
Author: Lindsay Black
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Book Series : Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific
Since the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond.